Posted on 01/23/2015 1:50:05 PM PST by Colofornian
Under his oversized ski cap, Tom Brady could not hide from the fact he was convicting himself in the court of public opinion. The quarterback of the New England Patriots admitted that footballs pumped up to 12.5 pounds per square inch are "a perfect fit for me," yet swore he did not notice a difference in the AFC Championship Game when most of the balls had significantly less pressure.
Brady's story Thursday was harder to believe than the story of the 199th pick in the NFL draft becoming one of the greatest players of all time...
"I would never do anything outside of the rules of play," Brady said.
But his own words told a different tale, and as soon as he was done talking, a 17-year veteran of the quarterback position, Mark Brunell, said on ESPN that he was among those who didn't believe Brady. Earlier Thursday, even before Bill Belichick seemed to be throwing his franchise player under a triple-decker bus in his own news conference, Hall of Famer Troy Aikman said on a Dallas radio station the following:
"It's obvious that Tom Brady had something to do with this."...
(Excerpt) Read more at espn.go.com ...
6 of 15 initial plays were runs...40 percent...once down 14 0...runs became less than 25% and once down 3 scores runs became under 10 %7
Was initial drop of about 17% ND then another 15%...so 2nd td had gretest impact on run game...% drop wise
“6 of 15 initial plays were runs...40 percent...”
One of the ‘runs’ was a pass play ... quarterback scramble.
One pass play was called back on a penalty.
5 of 16 = 31%.
From ESPN reporting of a Goodell press conference Jan 30
“No knowledge of past in-game testing.
Asked if the NFL has tested the air pressure in footballs during a game in the past, and how important that is as a frame of reference in the ongoing investigation, Goodell said he didn’t know the answer and that attorney Ted Wells will look into that as part of the investigation. From our viewpoint, this answer warrants scrutiny based on the magnitude of the NFL’s investigation and the media firestorm it has created. How could Goodell not know? “
From ESPN reporting of a Goodell press conference Jan 30
“No knowledge of past in-game testing.
Asked if the NFL has tested the air pressure in footballs during a game in the past, and how important that is as a frame of reference in the ongoing investigation, Goodell said he didn’t know the answer and that attorney Ted Wells will look into that as part of the investigation. From our viewpoint, this answer warrants scrutiny based on the magnitude of the NFL’s investigation and the media firestorm it has created. How could Goodell not know? “
You don’t know of previous examples because no one checked before.
“(Oh...sure QBS NEVER handle any balls In those minutes before kickoffs)”
Turns out the only ball that was deflated was the one handled by the Colts staff. hmmmm.
Turns out Chris Mortenson lied and you believed him.
The Game is over.
The best team won.
Sour grapes. Enough already. ;)
Perhaps u should give up mind reading ... against forum rules anyway...no surprise tho coming from Cheaterville. .. not a colts fan...nor seahawks...didn’t even watch game
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